Jan 21, 2013 | Food, Veggies
Wilted Kale Sherry picked up a bunch of Kale, and I had no idea what to do with it. Let’s just say it wasn’t something we saw much of in the Byrd household when I was a child. Turnip greens, mustard greens, collards? You bet. But Kale? I don’t know....
Jan 19, 2013 | Food, Seafood, Veggies
Shrimp with Sweet Potatoes Sherry said she wanted a snack, so I threw this together in a hurry. I already had the creamed sweet potatoes in the fridge. So I just quickly pan fried some shrimp in butter; warmed the sweet potatoes in the microwave; then topped the...
Jan 16, 2013 | Food, Meat
Carnitas Found this interesting approach to Carnitas. Tried it on Jan. 24th with country style ribs rather than a roast. I put most in a 2 liter corningware, and the rest in a small cast iron skillet. I covered both with foil. After 3 hours in a 250 F oven, the ribs...
Jan 6, 2013 | Food, Seafood
Pollock and Shrimp Pan Fry We had some pollock fillets down from the freezer that had thawed a couple of days ago. Along with other good stuff we had on hand, this turned out to be a pretty darned good breakfast. Not traditional by any stretch of the imagination, but...
Dec 30, 2012 | Food, Poultry, Seafood, Soup
Seafood Combo Ingredients 1 lb. frozen Seafood Combo 1 lb good smoked sausage or Andouille cut into bite sized pieces 4 yellow onions (peeled) 15 ounce can of tomatoes in their juice 4 cloves garlic, minced 1 green pepper, cleaned and chopped 1 can chopped clams with...